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May 7, 2012
  1. collocations p. 75-76 listen for collocations
  2. Past Unreal Conditionals presentations p. 77-78

    Past Unreal Conditionals Presentation

  3. Pronunciation of can vs. can't p. 79-80
  4. Open-ended questions p. 80-81
  5. Questions to prepare for Wednesday- p. 74 What do you think? or question # 1 p. 66 Include what you would do ahead of time to select the right hospital and doctor.
HW
Prepare for questions.
Review for final

April 30, 2012
  1. Unit 4 p. 65 Questions
  2. Listen to The Q Classroom p. 65
  3. p. 66 C, D discuss
  4. Vocabulary 1 p. 67-68
  5. Listening 1 p. 68-69 Main Ideas And Details
  6. Listening for Reasons p. 70
HW
  1. Vocabulary 2 p. 71-72
  2. Preview Listening 2
  3. Listening 2 Main Ideas and Details
  4. Q online Practice Vocabulary 2
  5. English Central

April 25, 2012
  1. Unit 3 Test
  2. Discuss Next Unit-Survey Quia
  3. Begin with Questions and Q classroom and share activity
HW
  1. Vocabulary
  2. Listening 1 Main Ideas and Details
  3. Q Online Practice vocabulary 1
  4. English Central

April 9, 2012
  1. Take turns reading B p. 57 for stress.
  2. Discuss the ideas on how to give a better presentation p. 58
  3. Listen to Track 34 How could this presentation be better?
  4. Listen to Track 35 ,Take note p. 60 Discuss organization of her speech.
  5. Brainstorm important events in your life that made you feel like an adult with a partner. Get and give feedback as to which events might make the best presentation.
  6. Begin to organize your presentation with your partner. Discuss how to include unit vocabulary p. 63, phrasal verbs p. 55, and appropriate sentence stress. What are the important things to remember when you present?
  7. Introduce Google Docs Presentation Tool.
  8. Using Google Presentations Google Presentation PDF external image pdf.png googlepresesntation.pdf

HW
  1. Write out what you will say in your presentation.
  2. Begin to organize it in Google Doc Presentation

April 4, 2012
  1. Check sentences p. 54- have words on whiteboard for students to add sentences to
  2. Review Phrasal Verbsp. 56
  3. Sentence stress p. 56-58 Q online
  4. Giving a presentation p. 58-59
  5. Consider the Details p. 60
  6. Brainstorm p. 60
HW
  1. Q online practice Pronunciation
  2. English Central
  3. Fill in for presentation p. 61 B

April 2, 2012
  1. Check Cloze activity for Apache Girl
  2. Questions What Do You Think? p. 52 Choose a number from the bag-two questions for each group
  3. How do we choose the most appropriate word? Using Learners Dictionary online-http://www.learnersdictionary.com/
  4. You can also use collocation dictionary
  5. Check Dictionary p. 53-54
  6. Phrasal Verbs p. 55-56 Phrasal Verb Dictionary
HW
  1. Redo B p. 54 using new resources
  2. Read about one coming of age rite to share with us on Wednesday 15 Coming of Age Rites
  3. Ex. A and B p. 56
  4. Q online Practice Grammar
  5. Read Using a Thesaurus
  6. English Central

March 28, 2012
  1. Predictions p. 49 together-What helped you to predict?
  2. Check Listen for Details p. 52 T or F How can you change the false statements to make them true?
  3. Where are your challenges? Go back over the text and listening-Identify 2-3 difficulties
  4. Questions What Do You Think? p. 52 Choose a number from the bag-two questions for each group
  5. How do we choose the most appropriate word? Using Learners Dictionary online-http://www.learnersdictionary.com/
  6. You can also use collocation dictionary
  7. Check Dictionary p. 53-54
  8. Check Cloze activity for Apache Girl
HW
  1. Redo B p. 54 using new resources
  2. Read about one coming of age rite to share with us on Monday 15 Coming of Age Rites
  3. Read Phrasal Verbs p. 55-56
  4. Ex. A and B p. 56
  5. Q online Practice Grammar
  6. Read Using a Thesaurus
  7. English Central

March 26, 2012
  1. Check Voc. 1 in Q online
  2. Predictions p. 49 together
  3. Voc 2 p. 50, collocations on board
  4. Preview Listening 2 p. 51 What emotions might children who have to act like parents might feel?
  5. Listening for Main Ideas-Take notes with a partner, model note taking and compare my notes to theirs-discuss
  6. What Do you Think? p. 52 Discuss in groups. Choose two question numbers from bag for your group to discuss for 10 minutes.
  7. Watch Coming of Age videos and discuss
HW
  1. Details p, 52- What sentence or phrase gave you the answer?
  2. Vocabulary Skill p. 53-54 Choosing the appropriate definition from similar words
  3. Q Online Voc. Skill
  4. Complete Cloze of Video



March 14, 2012

  1. Check Listen for Details p. 47 answers with a partner and in large group. What sentences gave the answers?
  2. What Do You Think? p. 49 Divide into three groups according to the three questions and discuss the group question with one other person in your group. Three people from each group will answer their question in 30 seconds or less. (9)
  3. Making Predictions A p. 48 in gorups, each group writes their predictions and five voc. on huddle boards
  4. Making Predictions p. 49 B
  5. Voc. 2 p. 50, Quia Activities
  6. Assign 2 words to each group to write collocations for with a sentence.
HW
  1. English Central
  2. Practice Voc. 1 and 2 in Quia and memorize one collocation for each.
  3. Q Online Practice Voc. 2, Listening Skill-Making Predictions

March 12, 2012
  1. Partners-share which song you listened to in Lyrics Training-What was the song about? Favorite word or phrase in lyrics?
  2. Page 44 D discuss in groups.
  3. In groups Voc. p. 45 collocations, part of speech, sentences
  4. Q Online Practice-Voc. 1
  5. preview listening one page 46
  6. In groups listen for main ideas page 46, take notes and share in group, as group decide on notes to write on huddle boards.
  7. Which sentence helps give the answers? Use group notes.
  8. Questions: What Do You Think p. 47 Label Room 1, 2, and 3-Divide into three groups.
  9. Send each group to one section of the room to discuss the question associated with their number, rotate through all three questions
  10. Making Predictions p. 48
HW
  1. Listen to Generation Next and complete listen for details page 47, Which sentences gave you the answer?
  2. Choose one question from what do you think page 47 and prepare an impromptu speech of 1 min. or less
  3. Making Predictions p. 48-49
  4. Voc. Listening 2 p. 50-51 find 2 collocations each
  5. Q Online Practice- Voc. 2
  6. English central
March 7, 2012
  1. Go over unit 2 test
  2. Lyrics Training
  3. Discuss questions page 43 in pairs.
  4. Listen to track 25 of the Q classroom-Take notes-model note taking
  5. page 44 C, D individually, discuss in group.
  6. Vocabulary page 45-46, check collocations in groups, Quia activities
  7. preview listening one page 46
  8. Listen for main ideas page 46
HW
  1. Listen to Generation Next and complete listen for details page 47, Which sentences gave you the answer?
  2. Choose one question from what do you think page 47 and prepare an impromptu speech of 1 min. or less
  3. English central
  4. Q online practice-Voc. 1, Listening Comprehension
  5. Work on one song in Lyrics training
March 5, 2012
  1. Stephanie counseling orientation.
  2. Unit 2 Test Unit 2 Test
  3. Test Track 12
  4. Track 13
  5. Track 14
  6. Track 15
  7. Track 16
  8. New English Central Goal- one month!!
  9. Lyrics training site
  10. Begin Unit 3 p. 43 Questions p. 43, listen to Q classroom track
  11. p. 44 C and D in small groups.
HW
  1. Vocabulary p. 45-46, find two collocations for each
  2. Lyrics Training
  3. Q Online Practice Voc. 1
  4. Eng. Central.

February 22, 2012
  1. Confirming understanding p. 37-38.
  2. Practice role-play giving advice to Dan Howard with a partner.
  3. Begin role-plays.
HW
  1. Study for Unit 2 Test

February 15, 2012
  1. Collocations quiz one word each.
  2. The subjunctive page 34. Subjunctive
  3. Complete Activity A page 35 in pairs. Activity B for HW
  4. Unstressed syllables page 36.
  5. Complete activity A page 36
  6. Speaking Skill confirming understanding page 37.
  7. Complete activity A page 37-38 in pairs.
HW
  1. Q online practice-Grammar, Grammar Expansion,Pronunciation, Speaking Skill
  2. Read pages 38-40 to prepare for speaking presentation, prepare to play both sides of the conversation-the advice giver and Dan Howard.
  3. Study for Unit 1 Test.

February 13, 2012
  1. Review vocabulary and collocations for listening 2 page 29 by asking students to name the one collocation for each word and use it in a sentence.
  2. Listen to listening 2 again page 31 discuss answers for main ideas.
  3. In groups discuss answers for listen for details page 31 and identify which sentence or phrase gave the answer.
  4. Listen to several of the voicethread opinions about uniforms. For homework find 2 people to listen to on the voice thread and tell them why you agree or disagree with their opinion using some of their ideas in your comment.
  5. Vocabulary Skill: Using the dictionary p. 32-33, Check Q online practice Vocabulary Skill
  6. Subjunctive for suggestions p. 34-simple form of verb PPT, Complete 1-3 p. 35, HW 4-6, Complete A p. 35, B p. 36 HW Subjunctive
  7. Pronunciation Unstressed Syllables p. 36 A 1-3, Hw 4-8
HW
  1. Complete activity A page 35 4 through 6.
  2. Complete activity B page 36.
  3. Complete activity A page 36 numbers 4 through 8.
  4. Read Speaking Skill page 37 confirming understanding and complete activity A
  5. English Central
  6. Q online practice–complete Vocabulary Skills,Grammar, Pronunciation



2/8/12
  1. Share sentences that gave answers for Details in groups, write on huddle boards. Each group takes 1 or 2 detail questions.
  2. Identifying Details p. 28 go over Activity A
  3. B p. 29 with partner
  4. Voc. Listening 2 p. 29-30 in groups do exercise p.29-30. Tell what part of speech is needed in each sentence and how you know that.
  5. Verbally tell what collocations you found.
  6. Preview Listening 2 p. 30.
  7. Listening 2 Main Ideas p. 31,Details p. 31
  8. What do you think? p. 32 A #2
  9. Voicethread Accounts-Comment on What Do You Think?.
HW
1. VT What Do You Think?
2.Q online practice Listening Comprehension and Skills
3. Read Using the Dictionary p. 32-33
4. English Central

2/6/12

  1. Review collocations-use your own sentences, but you can replace words in model sentences.
  2. Vocabulary dictation-spelling p. 5
  3. Check q online practice Vocabulary 1
  4. Discuss answers in groups for a few minutes. Share answers for Main Ideas and Details in Socrative.Socrative Link-Teacher Socrative Link-Student
  5. Listen again Listening 1-Review each answer for Main Ideas-What do we hear that gives us that answer? HW Same for Details.
  6. Identifying Important Detials p. 28-New?, Support main idea?, repeated?
  7. Practice lecture to identify important details.
  8. Vocabulary Listening 2 p. 29-meaning, part of speech, sentences p. 29-30
  9. Preview Listening 2 p. 30
HW
  1. Find sentences or phrases that gave you the answers for Listening 1 Details by listening again.
  2. Q online practice-Vocabulary 2
  3. Voabulary 2 find two collocations for each, be ready to share verbally in class.
  4. Listening 2 Main Ideas and Details.


2/1/12
  1. p. 24 C Discuss
  2. D p. 24 in small groups which behaviors help, hurt, or have no effect on success at work
  3. Review vocabulary p. 25-26
  4. Check vocabulary p.25-26 in groups. assign two words to each group to write on huddle boards showing collocations.
  5. Check vocabulary in Q online practice.
  6. Preview Listening 1 p. 27
  7. Main Ideas and Details p. 27 in pairs
HW
1. Write sentence in Listening 1 where you hear vocabulary words.
2. Write sentences that led you to your answers in Main Ideas and Details.
3. English Central


1/30/12
  1. Check-in English Central
  2. Join Facebook Group
  3. Register for Q online practice-Directions in Blackboard
  4. Questions p. 23
  5. Q Classroom p. 23 Listen- How does appearance affect success? List on Board
  6. C p. 24 small groups Which behaviors help or hurt success?
  7. Vocabulary p. 25-26, 5 groups of 5, assign 2-3 words each explain, part of speech, which sentence in book? Collocations Dictionary.
HW
  1. Vocabulary Q online practice 1
  2. Find two collocations for 5 words, part of speech, two sentences


1/25/12
  1. Small groups tell three things about yourself-two true, one false others guess which is false. Introduce to class.
  2. Class Wiki-Syllabus
  3. Check-in English Central
  4. Join Facebook Group
  5. Register for Q online practice-Directions in Blackboard
  6. Questions p. 23
  7. Q Classroom p. 23 Listen- How does appearance affect success? List on Board
  8. C p. 24 small groups Which behaviors help or hurt success?
  9. Vocabulary p. 25-26, 5 groups of 5, assign 2-3 words each explain, part of speech, which sentence in book? Collocations Dictionary.
HW
  1. Vocabulary Q online practice 1
  2. Find two collocations for 5 words, part of speech, two sentences
1/23/12
  1. Welcome-What is hybrid? Class-Yes, Eyes, Teach-OK
  2. Small groups tell three things about yourself-two true, one false others guess which is false. Introduce to class.
  3. How to use laptops
  4. Blackboard Login
  5. Syllabus/Books/Microphone headset
  6. English Central
  7. Voicethread Accounts*
  8. Class Wiki

HW
  1. Begin English Central
  2. VT Introductions-maybe
  3. Explore Wiki
  4. Get Textbook